Sakir-Har
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The obscure Hyksos
king, Sakir-Har, was discovered in a recently excavated door jamb from Tell el-Dab'a
of Ancient Egypt
by Manfred Bietak. His titulary (Nebti and Golden Falcon names, as well as his nomen) appear on door jamb, Cairo TD-8316. According to Kim Ryholt
's 1997 book on the Second Intermediate Period, the door jamb reads as,
The door jamb confirms the identity of Sakir-Har as one of the first three kings of the Hyksos
Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt
. His immediate successor would have been the powerful Hyksos ruler, Khyan
, if he was the third Hyksos
king of this dynasty, but Sakir-Har's precise position within this dynasty has not yet been established. The name Sakir-Har translates as 'Reward of Har.'
Hyksos
The Hyksos were an Asiatic people who took over the eastern Nile Delta during the twelfth dynasty, initiating the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt....
king, Sakir-Har, was discovered in a recently excavated door jamb from Tell el-Dab'a
Tell El-Dab'a
Tell el Dab'a is the modern name of the capital city for the Hyksos in the Nile delta region of Egypt, 30° 47’ N, 31° 50’ E, called Avaris. Avaris was occupied by the Asiatics from the end of the 12th through the 13th dynasty . The site is known primarily for its Minoan frescoes.Excavations in the...
of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
by Manfred Bietak. His titulary (Nebti and Golden Falcon names, as well as his nomen) appear on door jamb, Cairo TD-8316. According to Kim Ryholt
Kim Ryholt
Kim S B Ryholt is a Danish Egyptologist, who works at the Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Copenhagen....
's 1997 book on the Second Intermediate Period, the door jamb reads as,
The door jamb confirms the identity of Sakir-Har as one of the first three kings of the Hyksos
Hyksos
The Hyksos were an Asiatic people who took over the eastern Nile Delta during the twelfth dynasty, initiating the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt....
Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt
Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Fifteenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1650 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
. His immediate successor would have been the powerful Hyksos ruler, Khyan
Khyan
Seuserenre Khyan, Khian or Khayan was reportedly the fourth king of the Hyksos Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled approximately c.1610-1580 BC The Danish Egyptologist, Kim Ryholt, who published an extensive catalogue of the monuments of all the numerous pharaohs of the Second Intermediate Period...
, if he was the third Hyksos
Hyksos
The Hyksos were an Asiatic people who took over the eastern Nile Delta during the twelfth dynasty, initiating the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt....
king of this dynasty, but Sakir-Har's precise position within this dynasty has not yet been established. The name Sakir-Har translates as 'Reward of Har.'